The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is expected to reopen to allow people to cross on Thursday with an EU mission set to deploy there, two sources told Reuters. The sources did not specify what restrictions might be applied to those seeking to cross. The Israeli...
Wall Street Advances After Strong Bank Earnings, Chip Stocks’ Rally
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday after solid results from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, while chipmakers climbed as ASML reported strong quarterly results. Morgan Stanley's shares hit a record high and were last up 7.2%, while Bank of America rose 4.4% after the top lenders beat Wall...
US Supreme Court Hears Case That Takes Aim at Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Wednesday in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts in a case that could imperil a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting. A group of...
Federal Court District Disqualified in ex-Clovis Woman’s Suddenly Controversial Case
All judges in California’s Eastern District of the U.S. District Court have been disqualified from hearing a case against a former Clovis resident accused of violating her son’s protective order. Less than a week after Fresno-based U.S. District Judge Jennifer Thurston admonished a federal prosecutor but stopped short of dismissing...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Kyona Chynna Caballero
October 14, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Kyona Chynna Caballero Suspects Date of Birth: September 6, 1990 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 4’ 11, 120 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Grand theft Warrant Number: F24904807 Synopsis of the Case: Kyona Chynna Caballero is wanted on a...
Trump Administration Says 4,108 Workers Have Been Fired Since Shutdown Began
The number of U.S. federal worker layoffs as a result of the government shutdown was revised downward on Tuesday, suggesting the administration's initial statement about sweeping job cuts was too ambitious. The Trump administration has dismissed 4,108 employees since October 1, the day the U.S. government shutdown began, according to...
Tulare County Man Accused of Setting Wife on Fire Pleads Not Guilty
A Tulare County man is facing multiple felony charges after prosecutors say he doused his wife with gasoline and set her on fire at their home in Porterville. District Attorney Tim Ward announced that Sean Hofmann, of Porterville, has been charged with attempted murder, torture, mayhem, arson causing great bodily...
UN Says Countries Are Willing to Help Fund Gaza’s $70 Billion Reconstruction
There are promising early indications from countries, including the United States as well as Arab and European states, about their willingness to contribute to the $70 billion cost of rebuilding Gaza, a United Nations Development Program official said on Tuesday. “We’ve had very good indications already," UNDP's Jaco Cilliers told...
Fresno County Deputies Searching for Missing Selma Man After Hunting Trip
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing Selma man who never returned from a hunting trip. Authorities say Ron Dailey, 65, left home Monday morning and told family he was headed to the Shaver Lake and Courtright Reservoir area. He was expected home that evening but has...
Protecting Jewish Students or Chilling Speech? Inside California’s ‘Hardest’ Fight Over Antisemitism
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Tears welling in her eyes, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan paused mid-sentence to calm herself on the Assembly floor. Almost a century ago, the Nazis forced her grandmother to flee Austria, leaving behind her great-great-grandmother who died in the Holocaust,...